6th Session of Tibetan Parliament begins Today
Monday, 9 September 2008, 2:22 p.m.
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Dharamshala: The members of
the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile paid solemn tributes all those Tibetan,
who sacrificed their lives and are undergoing suffering under the
repression and wrong policies of the Chinese government, on the first
day of the Parliament’s sixth session, which began Monday, 8 September.
A one-minute silence was observed to remember the great
sacrifices of hundreds of courageous Tibetan women and men, who
sacrificed their lives in the peaceful demonstrations inside Tibet this
year.
While addressing the session, Speaker Karma Chophel said the
resolution is a clear expression of the Tibetan Parliament’s deep
concern over the suppression of Tibetan people’s rights in Tibet.
Expressing support for the peaceful and non-violent approach of
people in Tibet, he said the Tibetan Parliament remain deeply concerned
over the continued suppression of Tibetan people’s right to speak up
against the wrong policies of the Chinese government.
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The speaker gave an updated account of important activities of
the Tibetan Solidarity Committee- constituted by the Tibetan Parliament
and Kashag – in its effort to bring an immediate end to the repression
imposed by the Chinese government inside Tibet.
He said the present session will discuss the efforts of the
Tibetan Solidarity Committee which is leading all the activities in the
exile community in accordance with the policies of the Central Tibetan
Administration, under its unified leadership.
Allaying concern over the health of His Holiness the Dalai
Lama, he said His Holiness is in good health and the doctors have
advised him to take a good rests, and asked Tibetans and supporters of
Tibetan around the world not to worry.
Meanwhile, he appealed to the Tibetans to continue to engage in
concerted efforts to enhance collective merits of the Tibetan people
and for the long life of His Holiness.
The members also mourned the demise of former Member of
Parliament, Yungdrung Namgyal, who was elected as representative of the
Bon school of Tibetan Buddhism, to the sixth and seventh Tibetan
Parliament from 5 October 1977.
The sixth session go on till 16 September.
